Tirer les rois – French expression

By Anne on January 7th, 2017

Tirer les rois - French expression

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What does the French expression ' tirer les rois ' mean? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne Audio.

tirer means to pull, or to shoot, les rois is the kings. However, tirer les rois doesn't means to shoot the king or a to pull the queen. Tirer les rois is a delicious French January 6th tradition, which consists in picking a king or a queen from the galette des rois - King's cake that every one has for dessert January 6. There is a the little fève - a lucky charm - inside the cake.